Archive for June, 2005

Sin City

Wednesday, June 29th, 2005

Bloody hell!
Go and see this film!
I found Kung Fu Hustle morally awkward and I don’t like people hitting each other.
I flinched at this film too, but it’s… well, it’s a work of art. Mind you, it’s a work of art which as you’re walking through the gallery, reaches out of the frame to grab you [...]

“Boffins create zombie dogs”

Tuesday, June 28th, 2005

Wins my nomination for headline of the year.
And there’s a lovely picture accompanying the article, of a snarling dog-zombie.
Sadly the article is more about suspended animation than reanimation, so my lofty goal of creating an undead army of brain-hungry chihuahuas is still somewhat elusive. Still, with a procedure relying on exsanguination (to arrest bodily decay—the [...]

Kung Fu Hustle

Monday, June 27th, 2005

Violent, but funny.
Go see it—unless you feel squeemish at watching people kick seven shades of shit out of each other for an hour and a half.
It’s a bit like watching a live-action Tom & Jerry, but with fewer frying pans and pianos… and in which some of the characters die messily. Mixed in with the [...]

Batman Begins

Monday, June 20th, 2005

Topping. Go see it.
Batman Begins: A film which attempts to answer the age-old question “Just how believably serious is it possible to make old-school, underpants-atop-tights superhero Batman while still keeping him Batman?”
And the answer seems to be “holy expunged clichés, Batman, pretty darn believably serious.”

Scientists construct artificial brain II

Monday, June 6th, 2005

The last time scientists decided to build an artificial brain, of course, they ended up with big boxes with flashing lights, whirring reels of tape… and enough processing power to count up to about 7.
Not that I’m complaining of course. The ‘electronic brains’ of 1960s turned into the almost-useful computers of today. And how would [...]